Mid-August Lunch

Giovanni lives with, and looks after, his elderly mother, as unpaid bills pile up around him. His landlord, one of his friends, and even his doctor, persuade him to let them dump their elderly relatives on him, so that he can accommodate them and wait on them over the holiday period. Notwithstanding his reluctance to take on such nannying duties, the lure of relief from his financial straits is too much and so an assortment of ill-matched, elderly ladies descends on the tiny flat.